-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2010/08/26 13:09, Doug Barton wrote: > On 08/26/2010 12:53 PM, pluknet wrote: >> [cc'ing current@ as rc@ looks too quite] >> >> Hi. >> >> Since ifconfig has grown to label interfaces with >> ifconfig $ifname description "foobar", what about >> to give it more life and store i/face descriptions >> semi-permanently, so they will survive between reboots? >> >> This patch adds a functionality to rc.d to label >> interfaces at boot time. >> >> Comments are welcome. > > This seems like a good addition, thanks. Please also write a patch for > rc.conf.5 to describe this new functionality and I'll be happy to commit > it. One note below.
I have drafted one. (Note that fxp is a 100Mbps card so it might be sensible to replace it with just Switch 2?) >> --- etc/network.subr (revision 211280) >> +++ etc/network.subr (working copy) >> @@ -1187,6 +1187,24 @@ >> return 0 >> } >> >> +# ifnet_descr >> +# Add description to all requested interfaces. >> +# >> +ifnet_descr() >> +{ >> + local _if _ifdescr >> + >> + # ifconfig_IF_descr >> + for _if in `ifconfig -l`; do >> + _ifdescr="`get_if_var $_if ifconfig_IF_descr`" >> + if [ ! -z "$_ifdescr" ]; then > > This is probably better as [ -n "$_ifdescr" ] > > Doug > - -- Xin LI <delp...@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJMdtgjAAoJEATO+BI/yjfBywEIALQZMUFUKlkQ/DZjrqBgymFx Mnj6YkLaPXcvNI5OI15Q3hy730pIZzzNPGKV9ecXLSQ1PikZUIXy5fuRfYh9iXE3 d9f4UgDId0Sn55WmD6/Sfza0oSlH3C1fus6e9NSmm/aR3ekWyLWZzW0wGTgEXFxK bo0ZcQw7AxRxDLc7EifWUfxV/Ej5pga5YjVyhBBdCoAHl2bPJuFFuxd140Y6+Mlf gH4zgf2rdGpCWNpWF6L8PsGoVNBoK0R1fUwJZT+GB2ANvMuuQ+jsks+R8h8XFIO6 TE4O8onVcOaoTGZ3873M3CqcO1jfaK5rBfGg3Cr9wUjOkvkQ8SL+k4uvBm4CuX4= =VtCo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Index: rc.conf.5 =================================================================== --- rc.conf.5 (revision 211847) +++ rc.conf.5 (working copy) @@ -1128,6 +1128,19 @@ variables. .Pp If a +.Va ifconfig_ Ns Ao Ar interface Ac Ns Va _descr +variable is set, the interface would be assigned the description +specified by the variable. +.Pp +To assign an description of +.Dq Uplink to Gigabit Switch 1 +on the interface named +.Li em0 : +.Bd -literal +ifconfig_em0_descr="Uplink to Gigabit Switch 1" +.Ed +.Pp +If a .Va vlans_ Ns Aq Ar interface variable is set, a
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